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Wednesday, 24 April 2013

2,500 pledges of support for 127 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in one week! An incredible result thanks to Sea Champions Harry, Hannah, Helen, Sarah, and Mike from the University of the West of England, Bristol.

The team spent seven hours a day for a week manning a stand at Bristol Zoo getting people involved in the campaign. Very well done everyone and a big thank you!

The consultation is now over, but we are still collecting pledges to hand to government next month.

If you haven't pledge yet, you can pledge here to show support for a full network of 127MCZs in English seas.

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Ron Crosby of the MCS Lancashire Local Group recently gave an inspiring talk about the wonders of our British seas at the Yorkshire BSAC Conference.

Supported by MCS Council Member Jan Mackaness and Sea Champion Samantha, the team of three did some sterling work to promote our campaigns and encourage divers to get involved in Seasearch.

Seasearch is our programme for volunteer divers who report what they see beneath the waves. This information helps us map out the seabed and identify the richest sites for marine wildlife around the UK. Sound interesting? Get in touch with your Volunteer Coordinator if you'd like to get take part in underwater surveys.

Monday, 15 April 2013

The 24 Hour Bender!

This weekend, MCS fundraiser Fergal Glynn will attempt to break the world record of the longest cold water SCUBA dive by spending 24 hours underwater in the cold, murky, fast flowing water of Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.

Fergal will enter the water at 1800hrs on the 20th of April near the site of the Empire Tana Wreck, locally known as the Inner Lees, in Portaferry on a daring adventure to break the world record while raising funds for a number of charities, including MCS. Click here if you'd like to sponsor this attempt and donate to MCS.

The event will be streamed live from under the sea via Ustream but everyone is welcome to come along to the dive site. In the words of the lead diver himself, “We are hoping to gather friends and family, to challenge our diving skills, to support and raise funds for marine charities while having loads of fun in the process”.